She probably told him "If you want a little piece of me, you've got to lose a big piece of you."

yeah right, he's dictator, he could have any woman in NK, who's going to resist?

Her: Um, no, I'm married with a kid. Plus, you're fat.Him: I rule you. You must give me freaky freaky. By the way, you don't have to worry about that husband or kid anymore.Her: Ok, here's some cake.Him: Me rooove cake!

Damn you. I was eating the kind of fruity pebbles that don't bother with a box and now one is stuck in my nose. I'm going to have to break out the netti-pot to see if I can get it out. Hurts like a biatch but everything smells awesome right now.

People above are making riffs on her making him lose a few pounds, but in North Korea I wouldn't be surprised if some fat is considered attractive. We may live in a society where we can afford to do whatever the fark we want, and being thin requires more effort than being fat ala 26 minutes in the gym, but they live in a society where the best way to be skinny is "exist". Being fat could easily be attributed to being successful in their society so it wouldn't be a surprise if people grew up there thinking fat is attractive.

ApatheticMonkey:Yeah, I have NO freakin clue what this has to do with horses.

Any Korean speakers care to explain?

I have no idea what those Korean ladies were singing about. Truth is, I don't want to know. Some things are best left unsaid. I'd like to think they were singing about something so beautiful, it can't be expressed in words, and makes your heart ache because of it. I tell you, those voices soared higher and farther than anybody in a gray place dares to dream. It was like some beautiful bird flapped into our drab little cage and made those walls dissolve away, and for the briefest of moments, every last man on Fark felt free.

RealAmericanHero:People above are making riffs on her making him lose a few pounds, but in North Korea I wouldn't be surprised if some fat is considered attractive. We may live in a society where we can afford to do whatever the fark we want, and being thin requires more effort than being fat ala 26 minutes in the gym, but they live in a society where the best way to be skinny is "exist". Being fat could easily be attributed to being successful in their society so it wouldn't be a surprise if people grew up there thinking fat is attractive.

I would go even farther and guess, that in North Korea being what Americans consider "fat" is a sure indication of wealth, which also automatically means an influence and proximity to the political elite.

As for the girl's husband and child it could go both ways: either they are already in the Camp 14, or their life considerably improved with mom being the king's mistress now. They may even get an extra pound of bacon a month...

Dalrint:If she actually is the girl his dad banned her from seeing before he died, and now the old man's gone and he goes right back to her...Good for him.That shows a fascinating amount of independence, going against the will of a dead man whom most of the country (was forced to) loved.Might even be an indication of better things for the whole country.

That sounds like too much to hope for to me.It seems more likely that he was simply biding his time until he could exercise every selfish wish of his.

skinink:"Deputies immediately contacted the power company so they could shut down power to the area to prevent the man from electrocuting himself."After the power was shut off, police proceeded to climb the tower, then taser the guy down.

Dalrint:If she actually is the girl his dad banned her from seeing before he died, and now the old man's gone and he goes right back to her...Good for him.

That shows a fascinating amount of independence, going against the will of a dead man whom most of the country (was forced to) loved.

Might even be an indication of better things for the whole country.

Exactly what I was thinking. It shows a glimmer of hope that he's his own person and will do what he wants. Combine that with his education outside of NK and if he surrounds himself with moderates and waits out the old-guard to die off, we could actually see some changes for the better.

awruk!:RealAmericanHero: People above are making riffs on her making him lose a few pounds, but in North Korea I wouldn't be surprised if some fat is considered attractive. We may live in a society where we can afford to do whatever the fark we want, and being thin requires more effort than being fat ala 26 minutes in the gym, but they live in a society where the best way to be skinny is "exist". Being fat could easily be attributed to being successful in their society so it wouldn't be a surprise if people grew up there thinking fat is attractive.

I would go even farther and guess, that in North Korea being what Americans consider "fat" is a sure indication of wealth, which also automatically means an influence and proximity to the political elite.

As for the girl's husband and child it could go both ways: either they are already in the Camp 14, or their life considerably improved with mom being the king's mistress now. They may even get an extra pound of bacon a month...

/it's good to be the king

I figured her ex-husband is either in Camp 14 or he got sent off to a post about as a far away from Pyongyang as humanly possibly. Jokes aside I really hope things get better fast for the people of North Korea but i doubt they will anytime soon.

Those North Korean conscripts must be lonely as hell when their ten-year hitch along the demilitarized zone is up (during which time they haven't so much as seen a woman), and then they're sent straight to the coal mines.